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  If Jesus Were a Woman: Why One Theater Company Is Practicing Gender-Blind Casting

  February 19 at 4 a.m.

  The term “color-blind casting” is a showbiz buzzword that means assigning actors to roles without considering their race or ethnicity — or sometimes, gender. And while it’s a practice that’s been around almost as long as cinema itself, it’s become more prevalent in recent years, most notoriously on TV’s Grey’s...

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  Undermain Theatre’s Madame Bovary Is Tragic but Excellent

  February 18 at 4 a.m.

  When Gustave Flaubert’s novel Madame Bovary was published in 1856, it was publicly prosecuted for its scandalous portrayal of Emma Bovary’s obsession with finding love well beyond the confines of her marriage. In our culture, Emma’s promiscuity is less shocking than the sheer sadness of this story. And yet, Undermain...

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  21 Things To Do in Dallas This Week, Feb. 17 – 23

  February 17 at 12:46 p.m.

  Monday, February 17 Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations: Mistresses and MasterpiecesBehind every grand piano arrangement is a grand woman — we think the saying goes. A new program at the Eisemman Center focuses on the music by classic composers like Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Mendelssohn, inspired by the women in their...

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  The Dallas Children’s Theater Wants to Help Audiences Understand the Transgender Experience

  February 17 at 4 a.m.

  No one said that being a teenager was easy. Our youth face a variety of issues like low self-esteem and depression, as well as modern-day ills like cyberbullying and internet addictions. It’s also a time in life when we try to figure out who we are, which can mean coming...

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  At Amphibian Stage, Hans & Sophie Is a Moving Story of Nazi Resistance

  February 11 at 4 a.m.

  In the 1930s, children all over Germany were sucked into Hitler’s ideology by means of the youth organization Hitlerjugend. Two such children were Hans and Sophie Scholl. Like many Germans, the Scholl siblings were initially enamored by the promises of national socialism and eager to swear loyalty to their country...

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  Bernadette Peters’ Weekend Show Is the Exact Reason Why You Should Get a Culture Pass

  January 29 at 4 a.m.

  Golden Globe- and Tony award-winning performer Bernadette Peters held the Meyerson in the palm of her hand this Saturday night, and all you needed to see it was your Dallas library card. That’s all thanks to Culture Pass, a new partnership between the Dallas Library and the Office of Cultural...